Trey Price is one of many Denton cyclists and runners eagerly waiting for the Denton County Transportation Authority to finish its rail trail project, which recently entered Phase 2 in Lewisville. When finished, the trail will allow users to ride or run between Denton and Lewisville alongside the A-train line, providing another travel and recreation alternative.

One person is dead after a plane crashed in southern Argyle about 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.
Sgt. Lonny Haschel, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the body of a twin-engine Cessna 441 turbo prop plane was intact at the crash site between Stonecrest Road and U.S. Highway 377, just north of Meadowview Drive.

Guns everywhere. Big ones, small ones. Some used to protect, others used to destroy. Rows upon rows of handguns, semiautomatic rifles, saddle rifles, shotguns. Knives, too, all shapes and sizes — some shaped like stars, others the length of swords.

Garrett Wilhelm of Gainesville was on his way to visit his parents in Keller when he rear-ended a family of four along Interstate 35W on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The Christmas Eve accident killed 5-year-old Moriah Modisette of Cross Roads and seriously injured members of her family.

This year the Argyle Community Civic League Angel Tree served 106 children. The league sent out more than 850 Angel Tree tags for every child to receive two outfits, shoes and socks, pajamas and underwear, coats, hats and gloves and three Christmas wishes.

Highland Village chef Morris Salerno has basked in the limelight this year. He won a gold medal at the Expogast culinary competition in Luxembourg, was featured on the new show The Hungry Investors and has nearly completed his second cookbook.

Denton County Judge Mary Horn is gearing up for a familiar battle in the 84th Texas Legislature.
Horn and fellow Commissioners Court members are hoping a proposed bill to lower the caps on annual increases in residential property appraisals and revenue will be defeated because they say it would limit the prerogatives of local elected officials to set tax rates, create budgets and deliver needed services to Denton County residents.

ARGYLE — The horse’s eyes are the first indication that he’s a survivor. A spark of fire illuminates their blackness as if his will to live were personified into a flame that could not be extinguished, despite the number of times an unknown assailant beat him with a baseball bat.

A statue of the Savior wearing a crown of thorns looks down upon the draped altar being blessed Sunday morning by Bishop Michael Olson, whose white robes seem otherworldly as he slowly performs the dedication ritual.

They claim it’s the largest living Christmas tree in Texas, towering 61 feet over the crowd that gathered at the Texas Motor Speedway on Tuesday night as part of the Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas Chapter’s celebration.

A single obscene photo on Instagram helped local and federal authorities zero in on a Fort Worth man they say has admitted molesting more than 100 children and possessing thousands of illegal pornographic images.

A Denton County grand jury indicted Stephen Bielicke on a murder charge Thursday.Bielicke, of Lewisville, has been in jail since he allegedly chased Flower Mound resident Verland “Scott” Johansen along...

The town of Argyle hired Paul Frederiksen on Wednesday to serve as the new city manager. Frederiksen steps into his new role Dec. 22, taking over the responsibilities of Trent Petty, a former city manager...

The Bartonville Town Council will hold a public hearing tonight to consider an ordinance that would amend the town’s Code of Ordinances by adding a new section on personal notice requirements to the comprehensive plan, according to the agenda.